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Tag archive for ‘post-Hurricane Irma’
By The Publisher On Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017
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The first megayacht has returned to St. Maarten

Philipsburg – The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association is pleased to report that the first megayacht has returned to St. Maarten, leading the way for what we hope to be a recovery of the yachting More...

By The Publisher On Sunday, October 1st, 2017
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Too good to be true

GREAT BAY – In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma at times stories and announcements came out that seem too good to be true. An example is the announcement by the Windward Islands Bank that clients with a loan in More...

By The Publisher On Thursday, September 28th, 2017
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Spirit Airlines delivers in time of need

SXM Airport — The Spirit Airlines flight NK 8080 landed yesterday at Princess Juliana International SXM Airport as promised. The free relief flight, courtesy of the management of the Florida-based airline More...

By The Publisher On Thursday, September 28th, 2017
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19-year old admits “while I was busy panicking, I forgot to prepare properly”

St. Peter’s Hill — “To be honest, I wasn’t ready for Irma or even ready for what happened after it.” says 19-year old Linda Gibson, a former student of St. Maarten Academy who graduated More...

By The Publisher On Sunday, September 17th, 2017
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Assessments of Environmental Damage Carried out Post Hurricane Irma by the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation

Simpson Bay — On the 6th of September powerful category five storm Hurricane Irma struck Sint Maarten with 185 MPH winds, causing widespread damage to the island and its infrastructure. The storm also caused More...

By The Publisher On Friday, September 15th, 2017
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Geography Teacher picks up the pieces

By Julie Alcin South Reward — “I walked around and got really sad, and as I sat staring at my classroom, I just wanted to cry, but the best way to deal with it is to get something and start cleaning,” More...

By The Publisher On Friday, September 15th, 2017
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Surviving Irma

by Julie Alcin When a natural disaster occurs, there are two ways one can react: the right or the wrong way. Although there are people who choose to react by breaking into places and raiding everything as if there More...

By The Publisher On Friday, September 15th, 2017
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Airlift vital to recovery process St. Maarten

SXM Airport — Just as airlift is vital to St. Maarten’s tourism economy, so it is for the recovery process to normalize the situation on the island, to fly in aid and relief goods, food and water, to More...